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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018032110 · 3/2/2018 · Tyson & Sons, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified
Secondary source
Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name
Tyson & Sons, Inc.
Location
Icon, POOLER, GEORGIA, 31322
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting into an excavated PVC waterline with a pipe saw when the PVC pipe shattered under pressure. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the forearm and cheekbone and lacerations to the face and neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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